Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rath, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rath
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.56442, -7.69684
- SMR number
- LF027-010----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a low hillock in pasture. Depicted as a very small circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as 'Site of' on the 1883 revised ed. It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Pitunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.